Leap Year Feb 29 - Ruth's Red Heart

Copyright 2005 Ruth Perry


One shuttle and ball thread CTM


This heart is similar to the little red mat pattern. The inside of the heart is just one shuttle, while the outside row requires shuttle and ball thread.

One shuttle and ball CTM
Instructions:

RingA ( 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 ) turn
RingB ( 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 )
RingC ( 3 - 5 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 5 - 3 ) this is the only ring with a different stitch count
RingD ( 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 ) turn

Continue tatting around the inside of the heart following the single thread path (in gray) and the rings. Refer to the diagram for joining.

RingZ is a split ring ( 3 + 3 / 3 + 3 )
Chain 6 - 6 join as shown
Continue around the outside of the heart as shown. Optional beads, more decorative picots, or joining to every ring with half as many stitches between around the outside of the heart.

Enjoy!

March 1 - Frilly Shamrock by Susan T.

Frilly clover Book mark
Susan Taliaferro 2/07 ( CW)

Standard abbreviations...

R 5-5-5-5
R 5+5-5-5
R 5+5-5-5 RW
C 5(-5)5 + to where last two rings are joined
C 5(-5)5 + to where first two rings are joined
C 5(-5)5 + to base if clover RW
C 4 +LPPC 2 (-2)3 +NPPC 4 + where last chain was joined to rings
Repeat 2 times but third is joined to base of rings.

For Tail of bookmark... tat a long loose chain... or wavy chain. Add
threads to base a and braid. It is your choice....

Enjoy.....

February 28 - Joined Hearts - Linked Hearts

Copyright 2007 Esther Paris


This sample is size 40 Anchor thread

Joined Hearts
Shuttle and ball. Work tightly so the hearts are stiff.

Instructions:
Dimpled Ring: 14ds, picot, 7ds, join to picot (makes the dimple), 14ds, close. First heart done.
Reverse work
Chain 7
Reverse work
Dimpled Ring: 7ds, join to previous heart as if the whole thing were a picot, 7ds, picot, 7 ds, join to picot (dimple), 14 ds, close. Second heart done.
Cut and tie off ends.
Make another one the same to use just this motif for earrings.


Linked Hearts
Shuttle only. Work tightly so the hearts are stiff.

Instructions:
Make a dimpled ring as above: 14ds, p, 7ds, join to picot (makes dimple), 14 ds.
Close ring. Cut and tie.
Thread the thread THROUGH the first heart and place first heart at back of left hand before starting second ring. Make a second dimpled heart ring as above: 14-7+14cl.
Cut and tie.
Make another one the same for second earring.

Link two pair of Joined Hearts as shown in the photo if desired. Enjoy!

February 27 - Tiny Heart by Marth Ess

Copyright 2001 Martha Ess




Size: ¾ x ¾ inch in size 80 thread, 1 x 1 inch in size 30. Good for notecards, or add beads for earrings.

Wind 2 shuttles CTM

Instructions:
Row 1:
R: 5 -- 5 - 3 - 3 clr Do not reverse work. Leave short space of thread for mock picot.

Row 2:
SR: 4 / 4 clr rw
[Ch: 3 - 3 rw
R: 4 + (to next p of large R) 4 rw ] 2 times. Do not reverse work after last R. Switch shuttles

Row 3:
Ch: 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 rw
R: 4 + (to p of Ch of Row 2) 4 clr rw
*Ch: 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 rw
R: 6 + (to same p) 6 clr rw
Ch: 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 rw
R: 4 + (to same p) 4 clr*
R: 4 + (to p of next ch of Row 2) 4 clr rw
Repeat section from * to *
Ch: 2 - 2 - 2 - 2. Cut and tie at base of SR.

February 26 - Easy Little Heart by Ruth

Copyright Ruth Perry 2007
Mlle Riego used reverse stitches in her patterns, calling them r st. It's tatted 2nd half first NO FLIP, 1st half second NO FLIP. This little heart would be pretty for earrings, to glue to a card or bookmark, or as a little collar decoration for a special someone.

It is a "use up the last bit of thread" on my shuttle pattern after finishing my yellow heart, takes just a few minutes to tat, and makes me smile.

Ring ( 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 )
Chain 25 reverse stitches
Ring ( 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 )
Chain 25 reverse stitches
Adjust the tension of the chains to shape the heart. Tie the ends at base of 1st ring. Finish by hiding ends, or tie the ends for a loop to hang it up. Add a length of tatting, twisted cord, or ribbon to make a quick and easy bookmark. Enjoy!

February 25 - Little Celtic Heart by Ruth

Copyright 2002 Ruth Perry




This is a simple little Celtic heart that I designed several years ago. There wasn't room for it in the Celtic Tatting book pub by Handy Hands. I saved the two color photo above to use at a later time - like now.

The easiest way to tat this is the third photo.
Ring 30
Chain 30
Ring 1 - 1 - 1 - 1
Chain 30
Adjust the tension on the stitches so it is shaped like a heart (see above)

Tie the end to the base of the first ring, or weave the chains through as shown in the 2 color photo.

The two color one is tatted with one color on the shuttle and a different color for the ball thread. Chain 30 ds
At both ends of this chain tat 30 r st (reverse stitches not flipped, 2nd half 1st and 1st half 2nd)
Weave the chains as shown. Tie them all together for a tassel.

February 24 - Celtic Knot Christmas Tree Heart

Copyright 2006 Ruth Perry

Instructions:

Ring (3 - 2 - 2 - 3) turn
Chain (60 - 60)

Weave the Celtic Knot

Tie the threads ends together at the base of the ring. Shape the knot as shown in the photo to form the Christmas Tree.

Chain (40)
Weave through the bottom loop on one side of the Christmas tree as in the photo.
Join to the picot at the top of the tree, Chain (40)
Weave through the other bottom loop of the tree & Tie the ends around the base of the ring at the beginning. Hide the ends & trim off close to the work. Add a loop of thread at the top for hanging. ENJOY!

February 23 - Yellow Heart (easy) by Ruth

Copyright Ruth Perry 2007

This easy heart has the outline of a heart and the inside image is also a heart. There are 2 DS between picots everywhere, and all the rings have 5 picots except the one ring at the point.

- picot
+ join

DS tatting knot or double stitch

SP Small Picot

LP Large Picot

SLT Shoe Lace Trick (see below)

comments

Instructions:

Wind one tatting shuttle with thread, but do not cut the thread from the ball. This is called CTM or Continuous Thread Method. The sample is tatted with size 20 yellow flora thread, and is about 3" tall by 3" wide.

Ring (2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2)

Ring (2 + 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2)

turn

Chain (2 + 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2) Join to the first picot of the first ring

( 7 picots total in this chain)

turn

Ring (2 - 2 + 2 + 2 - 2 - 2)
Ring (2 + 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2)

turn

Chain (2 + 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2) Join to the last picot of the previous chain

( 7 picots total in this chain )

turn

Ring (2 - 2 + 2 + 2 - 2 - 2)

Ring (2 + 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2)

turn
Chain (2 + 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2) Join to the last picot of the previous chain

( 8 picots total in this chain)
turn

Ring (2 - 2 + 2 + 2 - 2 - 2)
Ring (2 + 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2)

turn

Chain (2 + 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2) Join to the last picot of the previous chain

( 9 picots total in this chain)

turn

Ring (2 - 2 + 2 + 2 - 2 - 2)
Ring (2 + 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2)

turn

Chain (2 + 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2) Join to the last picot of the previous chain

( 8 picots total in this chain)

turn

Continue tatting following the diagram and stitch pattern as before. There are three more repeats of the rings and chains all with 7 picots in each chain section.

Then tat as follows:

Ring (2 - 2 + 2 + 2 - 2 - 2)

Tie an overhand knot in the shuttle and ball threads like the knot you make to tie your shoes. This is called a SLT or Shoe Lace Trick. It switches the place of the two threads.

Ring at the point of the bottom of the heart:

Ring (2 + 2 - 2 SP LP SP 2 - 2 - 2)

SLT

Ring (2 + 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2)

This is the first ring of the second side of the heart. The rest of the heart is the mirror image of what you have already tatted. Follow the instructions in reverse order back to the beginning where the last chain section joins to the first.

Tie the ends together in a square knot, hide the ends and cut them off close to the work, or tie them in a loop to hang the heart for a decoration.

Enjoy

February 22 - 1894 Flower doily

Original Instructions:

This is from September 1894 publication called "The Delineator" p.363

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Modern Instructions Copyright 2007 Ruth Perry

Two shuttles wound CTM or one shuttle and a generous thread end left at the beginning to finger tat the split rings. Note there are 15 rosettes in this doily. The first two in every group of three may be tatted with just a little thread for the split rings, while the third rosette should have the second shuttle wound with enough thread to tat the outside round as well as the split rings. I don't much like tie & Cut so this is a beautiful example of how split rings make tatting easier and better!!! Of course if you don't know split rings, you can still tat each of the rows separately and tie and cut at the end of each, then hide the ends. :-( or go learn split rings! :-)

Follow the ABC order of the rings. The first and last rings B, C, & Y are diagramed to show the 1st & 2nd shuttle threads for the split rings.

Center
RingA: 2.5 - 2.5 - 2.5 - 2.5 - ( repeat until there are 11 picots with two and a half stitches between picots and two and a half stitches between at the beginning and end of this ring)

Tatting with two and a half stitches between picots may take some getting used to, and it is not "right side, wrong side" as both sides are the same. But I does work for this rosette.

Middle & outside rows:
These are tatted in one round, alternating middle, outside, middle, etc.
Use both threads from the center (forming a mock 12th picot) to tat RingB as a split ring (2 - 2 / 2 - 2)

RingC and all the outside rings are 4 + 4 - 4 - 4 with joins to the side picot of the previous adjacent ring, with the exception of the first which doesn't have a previous ring to join to, and the final ring which is different ( refer to the diagram and the instructions at the bottom of this pattern)

Reverse Work (Turn it around so the previous ring is opposite the next ring)

RingD and all the middle rings are 2 + 2 + 2 - 2 with joins to the side picot of the previous adjacent ring and to a picot of the center.

Reverse Work

Repeat around following the diagram. Join the final middle row ring as shown to the previous ring in this row and to the center and to the first ring in this row.

The final outside row ring is a split ring.
For the first two rosettes in a group of three tat it:

SplitRing (4 + 4 - 4 / 4 ) tie the ends through the picot of the first ring in this round. (see diagram)

For the third rosette which will climb out to tat the reverse chain around the outside tat it:

SplitRing (4 + 4 / 4 + 4) Leave threads for mock picot and then tat the first ring in the border:
SplitRing (4 - 4 / 4 - 4) turn

Reverse Stitch Chain ( 4 - 4 ) turn
(Riego called the direct tatted stitches r st.)

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This would work up better than the one I did in the diagram with the thread spaces between the rings a little smaller than what I tatted. But this was my first try at this pattern. Join rosettes together, and the outside border as shown in the original photo. Enjoy!

February 21 - Daisy Picot Heart for Earring by Riet

Daisy Picot Heart for Earring © Riet Surtel-Smeulders

I think this can be an earring if not, you can put it on a shirt or a card.
You need two shuttles and thread, I used Oren Bayan # 50 red and white..
Abbreviations:
R Ring
Ch Chain
Sh1 Shuttle 1
Sh2 Shuttle 2
Rev Reversed
1e H ds first half double stitch
2e H ds second half double stitch
ds double stitch
dds daisy double stitch
P - picot
+ join
Sh+ Shuttle join.
SS Switch shuttles
Shuttle with white thread is Sh1
Shuttle with red thread is Sh2

Start with both threads and hide the both ends in the whole ring.
So the ends make the center a little bit thicker.

Instructions:
Round 1
Sh1: 1 ds
Sh2: 10 dds, - 10 dds.
Sh1: 1ds
Sh2: 8 dds, - 8 dds.
Sh1: 1 ds
Sh2: 10 dds, – 10 dds
Sh1: 1 ds
Sh2: 8 dds, - 8 dds
Sh1: 1ds.
Sh2: 10 dds, – 10 dds
Sh1: 1ds
Close ring. RW

Second Round
Ch Sh2 15 ds, Sh+(P 1e Daisy P). 10 ds Sh+(P 2e daisy P) 8ds Sh+( P
3e daisy P) SS,
Sh1 R: 3ds – 3ds close ring SS go on with chain
Ch Sh2 8 ds Sh+(P 4e daisy P) 10 ds Sh+(P 5e Daisy P) 15 ds Sh+
(begin Chain) RW

Third Round
This is a chain in which you tat the 1e H ds normal and the 2e H ds reversed so no flip. The whole chain is done in this way and you join on the same places as in round 2. Take care that you can’t move the stitches so watch your tension.
Chain with
Ch Sh1 : 12 ds + 7 DS + 5 ds
Take care no join the white thread goes in front of the white R and the red thread goes behind the white R. Go on with the chain:
Ch Sh1: 5 ds + 7 ds +12 ds + begin chain
Now cut and tie or whatever you want. It depends on the use of the heart.
The technique of the daisy picot you will find here.

February 20 - Button Heart by Susan B. Taliaferro

Copyright 2000 Susan B. Taliaferro - for personal use only.

5/8’ button 4 holes ( it will not work with a two hole button)
one shuttle and ball thread continous wound method
#12 perle cotton or equal thread. You may use smaller thread and button.

Standard tatting abbreviations:

JB-join to hole in button
JnB- join to NEXT hole in button

Instructions:

Round One
R-5 p 5 JB 5 p 5 close RW
Ch 5 p 5 p 5 RW
{R 5 J (LPPR) 5 JB 5 p 5 Cl RW ( all rings are joined in this manner on this round)
Ch 5 p 5 RW} { to } repeat one more.

R 5 J 5 JnB 5 p 5 Cl RW
Ch 5 p 5 RW
R 5 J 5 JB 5 p 5 Cl RW
Ch 5 p 5 RW
R 5 J 5 JB 5 p 5 Cl RW
Ch 5 p 5 p 5

* R 5 J 5 JnB 5 p 5 Cl RW
Ch 5 p 5 Rw
{ R 5 J 5 JB 5 P 5 Cl RW
Ch 5 p 5 RW } Repeat { to } once more *

* to* repeat once more BUT omit the last chain.
You should have 12 rings, three (3) attached to each hole.
The first and last rings are NOT joined together. Do NOT cut, Do Not reverse.
Use the shoe lace trick to have threads in correct position.

Round Two
Ch 5 p 5 p 5 RW
R 8 p 8 J ( to first free picot of last chain in round one) 8 p 8 Cl RW
Ch 8 p 8 RW
R 8 J (LPPR) 8 p 8 Cl RW ( this ring is not joined to chain)
{Ch 8 p 8 RW
R 8 J (LPPR all others will be joined the same) 8 J (next free chain picot)
8 p 8 Cl RW } Repeat { to } 5 times.
Ch 10 p 10
{R 8 J (LPPR.. all others will be joined the same) 8 J (next free chain picot)
8 p 8 Cl RW
Ch 8 p 8 RW } Repeat { to } 5 times
R 5 J 5 p 5 Cl RW ( this ring is not joind to chain)
Ch 8 p 8 RW
R 8 J ( prev ring) 8 J ( to chain) 8 p 8 Cl RW.
Ch 5 p 5 p 5 Join to base of first ring made..

Tie, hide and cut ends..... Enjoy.....

February 19 - Riet's Daisy Picot Hearts Bookmark

Copyright 2007 Riet Surtel-Smeulders

Is all the same as the pattern posted yesterday, except this; In the first part you tat after the last ring a chain 5 – 5 to go to the point of the heart. Cut the threads , but take care that you leave ends long enough for the tail.

The second part ends after the last big ring.

Then you start the tail

The ends of the first part go on your left hand as a chain thread

Sh1 makes 1 dds Sh 2 makes 1 ds as in the second part of a split ring.

After this 2 ds you make: Sh1 2 dds and Sh2 2ds

Repeat this till you have the length you need make a overhand knot in the 4 ends and cut.

The daisy picot technique goes like this:

Take 2 shuttles with different colors make an overhand knot in the ends. Take the knot in the pinch, Start ring with Shuttle 1 and shuttle 2 is laying over your left hand

After 1 ds. You start making the daisy picot like this

Let Sh 1 hanging down, take Sh 2 and make a ds on the ring thread, but don’t do the flip, so don’t take off the tension. We call this stitch a daisy ds or short a dds.

February 18 - Riet's Two Daisy Picot Heart

Two Daisy Picot Heart © 2007 Riet Surtel-Smeulders

Abbreviations:

Sh1 Shuttle one
Sh2 Shuttle two
R ring
Ch chain
ds. Double stitch
dds. Daisy picot double stitch
p or - picot
SS switch shuttle
SLT shoe lace trick
RW reverse work
+ join
Cl close ring
( ) daisy picot is between ()

The heart is made in 2 parts, as you can see in the diagram. The technique that is used is daisy picot technique and the pearl tatting. In the diagram you see 2 flowers in the top. In those flowers the green line is Shuttle 1 and the red line is shuttle 2. In the flowers the red leaves are the daisy picots.

Instructions:

Sh1 R: 1-1 (4dds-2dds-2dds-2dds-2dds-4dds), repeat this 4 times, 1-1 Cl. RW.
Ch: 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 +(third p daisy p) – 5-5-5 +(third p next daisy p) repeat this on 2 more daisy picots. Chain goes on:
Ch: - 5 – 5 – 5 RW
R: 5 + (third p last daisy picot leaf )5 – 5 - 5 Cl. RW
Ch: 5-5 RW
R: 5 + (last p last R) 5 – 5 – 5 Cl.
Cut and tie.

This is the first part.

The second part is as follows:

Make the flower just as in the first part. When the ring is closed, don’t reverse work but make a SLT and start the chain , this time it goes in the other way,
take care the start is: 5 – 5 – 5 + (third p first chain first part).
At the end of the chain you go on :
Ch 5-5 RW R: 5 – 5 + (p last R and last R first part)5 – 5 Cl. RW.
SS R: 2 – 2 Cl. Ch 5 – 5 + base of last ring first part

Cut and tie.

February 17 Sue Hanson's Viola Heart

Viola Heart Copyright Sue Hanson 2007

Made in 20 steps using a Split Ring to bridge from the centre to the outer ring
2 shuttles wound continuous

Size 10 thread 2” x 2.1/2”

Size 20 thread 1.5/8” x 1.3/4”

- very small picot, a mere “blip” for joining

--- longer decorative picot

+ join (instructions inside brackets)

// indicates the split of the ring to bridge to the outer round

SS switch shuttles

Instructions:

Centre

Do not reverse work (DNRW) for this section

R1: 6 - *6 - 6 - 10 - 4 clr lay in magic thread at end of * this set as next p is final join

R2: 4 + (last R) 8 - 8 – 4 clr

Repeat R2 twice more (4 rings made in total)

SR5: 4 + (last R) 10 - 6 // 6 + (R1) 6 clr RW

continue without cutting threads

Outer Round

Ch: 6 --- 1 --- 1 --- 10 RW

R6: 6 + (next p SR5) 3 - 3 clr RW

Ch: 8 RWR7: 4 + (last R) 4 clr RW

Ch: 10 +LJ (R4) DNRW

Ch: 8 - 4 +LJ (R3) SS

Trefoil Sh#2

R8: 4 + (last Ch) 3 --- 3 - 4 clr

R9: 4 + (last R) 4 --- 1 --- 1 --- 4 vsp 4 clr

R10: 4 + (last R) 3 --- 3 – 4 clr SS

Sh#1 Ch: 4 + (last R) 8 +LJ (R2)

Ch: 10 RWR11: 4 - 4 clr RW

Ch: 8 RWR12: 3 + (last R) 3 +(R1 of centre) 6 clr RW

Ch: 10 --- 1 --- 1 ---6 lay in magic thread at end

Cut, Tie & hide ends with magic threads

February 16 Twelve of Hearts Variations

Carol sent some variations on combining the 12 of hearts motif, and I asked permission to play with it a bit too. Enjoy!!!

Finally, here is a design challenge for you... No time limit. Design the outside row around these three motifs to make the larger heart outlined here... or something similar in nature. Plain, fancy, beaded, your choice. Obviously, any six pointed stars or snowflakes would do for the center. Have some fun with this idea!

February 15 Carol's Twelve of Hearts

Copyright 2007 Carol Amich

This heart is made using dimpled rings, simple rings and chains. Two shuttles are required, wound CTM. The model was tatted using crochet cotton sized 10, and the motif is 4"

SS = Switch Shuttles
DimR = Dimpled ring

+ = join

- = picot

Instructions:

1st Center Dimpled ring DimR 8-4-4+ to last p made, 4-8

Ch 12 SS

Clover

R 6-3-3

DimR 3+6-4+ to last p made, 6-3

R 3+3-6 SS

Ch12

*Center DimR 8+(first large DimR to make cnter), 4-4+ to last p, 4-8

Ch 12

Clover

R 6-3-3
DimR 3+6-4+ to last p made, 6-3
R 3+3-6 SS

Ch12*

Continue * to * for 6 center rings and clovers.

Join last center ring to first and last chain to base of first center ring.

February 14 - Ruth's Version of Jon's Daisy Picot Heart

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!
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This heart is one that I tatted from a design shared on Jon's blog. I tatted Riet's Daisy Picot edging, and learned the technique, but Jon's daisy picot heart made me want to try using it in a heart.

This heart is fairly simple. [I like patterns that are easy to remember] The stitch counts are all either 2 (between the picots on the Daisy Picot ring) or 4 ( everything else ).

2 Shuttles wound with different color threads. I used Anchor size 40 in red and purple ( just to please the Red Hat Tatters out there. )

Begin a Daisy Picot Ring with the red shuttle, and use the purple for the Daisy Picots. Follow the diagram for stitch counts and joins. - Enjoy!

The one thing everyone can use more of is love! The minimum daily requirement of hugs is 7 per day for each person. More than that are even better.

Love to all,
Ruth

February 13 - Sharon's Little Beaded Flowers

The small flower shown here was done in size 12 perle cotton and mounted on a comb.

Each flower takes 1 large 7mm pearl bead and 10 small 3mm pearl beads.
String the small beads on the ball thread. The large bead is inserted onto the very long picot of the center ring and the tip of the picot which is then joined to the opposite side of the same ring. Keep joining picots of round 1 small to maintain upright shape of the flowers.

Round 1

Round 2

Copyright© Sharon Briggs 2007

February 12 - Mary's Heavenly Heart

Heavenly Heart Tatting Pattern
Design by
Mary Joseph Donohue
© January 2007

Skill Level: intermediate

Materials needed: 2 shuttles or ball and shuttle

Abbreviations:

R1, R2, R3 = rings one, two and three
CH = chain
RW = reverse work
JK = Josephine knots
DS = double stitch
CH = chain
CL = close
- = picot
SLT = shoe lace trick

Instructions:
R1 = 1ds – (14 x, cl
R2 = 1ds – (17x, cl
R3 = repeat R1
Ch = 2ds – (14 x, rw
R = 1ds – (6x, CL, RW
Ch = 2 ds – (7x
3JK = 16 2nd halves of the double stitch cl.
After the 3 JKs are made, use the SLT to move on to the finishing chain.
CH = 2ds – (8x, attach between cloverleaf and finish off with a square knot and hide ends.

February 11 - Heart Pin by Susan T

Small Heart Pin
Susan B. Taliaferro
Copyright February 2007

Four hole button, 7/16 inch, less the 1/2”. About the size of a mans
shirt button.
Size 8 thread

Joins to button are made by pulling loop of thread through button hole
with crochet hook, front to back, put shuttle through the loop, Pull
taught, upwards, so that the rings “sit” on the edge of the button.

All rings are closed and no space is left between rings or joins to
button.

Wind 3 yard on shuttle. Cut from ball. Leave about 5 inch tail before
starting the first ring.

Instructions:
R 8-4-4 join to first button hole.(Holding first ring securely in place
so it “sits” on button edge.
R 4+LPPR 4-4-4 Join in same button hole.
R 4+LPPR 4-4-4 Join in next button hole.
R 4+LPPR 4-4-4 Join in same button hole.
R 4+LPPR 4-4-4
R 4+LPPR 4-4-4 Join in next button hole
R 4+LPPR 4-4-4 Join in same button hole.
R 4+LPPR 4-4-4 Join in next button hole
R 4+LPPR 4-4-4 Join in same button hole.
R 4+LPPR 4-8

Cut about 5 inches.
Secure this end to back of button near the button holes, using crochet
hook or tapestry needle.
Secure the starting end that you left long in the same manner. Now tie
and but leaving about 1/8 inch.

Place small about of glue to back of button and threads, secure Tac Pin
to glue. Let dry 24 hours before wearing.

February 10 - Jon's Clover Heart

This motif starts with a chain. Wind two shuttles CTM and slide a paperclip onto the thread between the two shuttles.

Instructions:
Starting with Shuttle 1,
Make a chain C1(10-10) and RW.
Then make a clover – R1(4-4-5-3), R2(3+5^5-3), R3(3+5-4-4); then RW.
Note make the free picot on the 2nd ring of the clover smaller that the other picots.
Now make C2(10-10-[3x9]+[3x7]); where [3x9] is (3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3), joining to the small picot of the middle ring of the clover, and RW.

Using Shuttle 1, make a ring loop and start with a join to the mock picot made by the paperclip.
Then make a split ring R4(6-2/4-4), RW.
Then, with Shuttle 2 make R5(4-4-4-4), RW.

And with Shuttle 1 again, make a split ring R6(2+6/4-4), joining to the first split ring, and RW.
Next make C3([3x7]v[3x9]-10-10); when v is an inverted picot, i.e coming out from the base of the chain. (I made it by placing a paperclip on the shuttle thread before making the next ds)
Then drop both shuttle through the space made by the first part of C2 and the clover, and RW.

With shuttle 1, repeat the clover, this time joining the middle picot in R2 of the clover to the inverted picot in C3, and RW.

Make the last chain C4(10-10) and cut thread, with enough length to weave in the ends later. Bring this C4 under and over the chain C1 and join it to meet the beginning of C3.
Tie and hide ends.

February 9 - Ruth's Spiral Heart

The spirals need to be nice and tight. Push the ds together while pulling the core thread tightly every 4 or 5 stitches and shape the spiral as you tat.

Instructions:
Spiral 1
Chain (40 – 40)

Spiral 2
Chain (40 + 40)

Join to spiral 1 as shown. After tatting the remaining DS, tie carrying threads together in a square knot at the point of the heart. Finally tie all four threads in an overhand knot to form a small tassel and glue to a card. This heart needs to be sewn down or glued to something so it will hold its shape.

February 8 - Medallion Heart

This heart was inspired by the medallion on a pair of earrings I bought at Target store a few weeks ago. While I know that it's not exactly the same as the hearts around this medallion, it is close enough.





One Shuttle and ball CTM I used size 8 Pearle Cotton by DMC

Instructions:
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Clover
Ring1 (3 - 3 - 3 - 3)
Ring2 (3 + 5 - 5 - 3)
Ring3 (3 + 3 - 3 - 3) turn
Chain (8 - 4 - 8 - 8 - 4 + 8 + 20 + 4 + 16) turn
*
Ring (12 + 8 - 12)

Leave ends long enough to hide or wind twisted cord for a bookmark.

Tat the other side, between ** joining to the first half were shown on diagram.

Finish by making twisted cord, or Tie Hide Cut the ends.


You may need to adjust the stitch counts for much smaller threads or tatting that is very loose or very tight.

I tatted a picot every 4 DS in the sample to make it easy to count the stitches. More or less picots and or beads is left to personal preference. Beads on the joining picots might be interesting too!


The easiest way to make twisted cord is with the Crazy Cords Winder (cool tool) that Lily Morales sells.

February 7 - Susan's One Shuttle Heart

Standard tatting abbreviations are used.
1/2 R is a half ring, the ring is only closed half way it will look like a “D”
All other rings are closed completely. Leave no space between rings.
Shuttle joins to picots are as close, leaving no thread space.
RW - reverse only where noted.
Wind one shuttle with thread.

Instructions:
LR 4 [ -4] 6
LR 4 +LPPR 4 [ -4] 5 RW
R 8 - 4 - 4
shuttle join to LPPR
R 4 + LPPR 4 - 4 - 4
shuttle join to next free picot of LR
R 4 + LPPR 4 - 4 - 4 RW
shuttle join to next free picot of LR
R 4 + LPPR 4 - 4 - 4 RW
1/2 R 3 + next free picot of LR 3 RW
R 4 + 4 - 4 - 4 RW
1/2 R 5 RW
R 4 + 4 - 4 - 4
R 4 + 3 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 4
R 4 + 4 - 4 - 4 RW
1/2 R 5 RW
R 4 + 4 - 4 - 4 RW
1/2 R 3 + to 2nd free picot of next LR 3 RW
R 4 + LPPR 4 - 4 - 4 RW
shuttle join to next free picot of LR
R 4 + LPPR 4 - 4 - 4 RW
shuttle join to next free picot of LR
R 4 + LPPR 4 - 4 - 4 RW
shuttle join to next free picot of LR
R 4 + 4 - 8
Join at base of first ring. Tie, cut and hide ends..

February 6 - Little Red Mat

One shuttle wound with red thread.

Side 1:
Ring ( 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 ) turn; Leave 1/8" thread space
Ring ( 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 ) turn; Leave 1/8" thread space (Center)
Ring ( 3 + 3 - 3 - 3 ) turn; Leave 1/8" thread space
Ring ( 3 + 3 - 3 - 3 ) turn; Leave 1/8" thread space (Center)
Ring ( 3 + 3 - 3 - 3 ) turn; Leave 1/8" thread space
Ring ( 3 + 3 - 3 - 3 ) turn; Leave 1/8" thread space (Center)
Ring ( 3 + 3 - 3 - 3 ) turn; Leave 1/8" thread space
Ring ( 3 + 3 - 3 - 3 ) turn; Leave 1/8" thread space (Center)
Ring ( 3 + 3 - 3 - 3 ) turn; Leave 1/8" thread space
Ring ( 3 + 3 - 3 - 3 ) turn; Leave 1/8" thread space (Center)
Ring ( 3 + 3 - 3 - 3 ) turn; Leave 1/8" thread space

End:
Join to picot of the 5th center ring; Leave 1/8" thread space
Ring ( 3 + 3 - 3 - 3 )
Ring ( 3 + 3 - 3 - 3 )
Ring ( 3 + 3 - 3 - 3 ) turn; Leave 1/8" thread space
Join to the same picot of the 5th center ring; Leave 1/8" thread space

Second side:
Ring ( 3 + 3 - 3 - 3 ) turn; Leave 1/8" thread space
Join to picot of the 5th center ring; Leave 1/8" thread space
Ring ( 3 + 3 - 3 - 3 ) turn; Leave 1/8" thread space
Join to picot of the 4th center ring; Leave 1/8" thread space
Ring ( 3 + 3 - 3 - 3 ) turn; Leave 1/8" thread space
Join to picot of the 3rd center ring; Leave 1/8" thread space
Ring ( 3 + 3 - 3 - 3 ) turn; Leave 1/8" thread space
Join to picot of the 2nd center ring; Leave 1/8" thread space
Ring ( 3 + 3 - 3 - 3 ) turn; Leave 1/8" thread space
Join to picot of the 1st center ring; Leave 1/8" thread space
Ring ( 3 + 3 - 3 - 3 ) turn; Leave 1/8" thread space

End:
Join to picot of the 1st center ring; Leave 1/8" thread space
Ring ( 3 + 3 - 3 - 3 )
Ring ( 3 + 3 - 3 - 3 )
Ring ( 3 + 3 - 3 + 3 ) turn; Leave 1/8" thread space [Join to the first ring as shown in photo]
Join to the same picot of the 1st center ring; Leave 1/8" thread space
Tie at the base of the first ring of the first side. Hide the end, cut close to the work

February 5 - Tiny Red RicRac

This is such a simple little pattern, I believe it is in a book that is out of copyright. However, I do not remember the name of the book.

Red thread two shuttles CTM



Ring ( 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 )
*
Split Ring ( 2 - 2 / 2 - 2 )
Split Ring ( 2 - 2 - 2 / 2 )
Split Ring ( 2 - 2 / 2 - 2 )
Split Ring ( 2 / 2 - 2 - 2 )
*
Repeat between ** to desired length

The sample shown here is size 40 Anchor brand thread, and is about 1/2" for the 3 small rings.
Variations:
1. Leave off the decorative picots
2. Add more "Split Ring ( 2 - 2 / 2 - 2 )" instead of just one where this is in the pattern.
3. Eliminate the "Split Ring ( 2 - 2 / 2 - 2 )" in the pattern.
4. A tatted Zig Zag Chain would make tiny ricrac for doll clothes